Scientific Writer

City of Hope • Duarte, CA

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About The Position

The Scientific Writer will support Dr. James You, whose research focuses on modeling and mechanistic and translational studies of cancer, including tumor suppressor pathways, acute leukemias, lymphoma, and the molecular mechanisms underlying hematologic malignancies. The role produces high-quality scientific documents for funding applications and publication, including grant proposals, peer-reviewed manuscripts, white papers, protocols, and other scientific materials.

The position also supports research and academic activities through grant-opportunity searches, database and reference-library maintenance, translating scientific abstracts into lay terms, educational courses and workshops, assembling institutional and grant documents, retrieving and annotating clinical research data in accordance with HIPAA-PHI and other confidentiality regulations, and maintaining the department website.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• One or more years of scientific writing experience.

Nice To Haves

• PhD preferred.
• Scientific writing experience in a healthcare, research, or academic environment preferred.
• Experience writing grants, including NIH R01 proposals, and/or experience with IND applications and clinical protocols preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit for content, style, grammar, and spelling, and proofread R01 and R01-like grant proposals, peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, INDs, clinical and IRB protocols, IACUC protocols, IBC protocols, and other scientific documents for faculty, research fellows, and students.
• Assist with maintaining databases and reference libraries.
• Search the internet and other sources for foundation and government grant opportunities.
• Translate scientific abstracts into lay terms.
• Assist with planning and conducting educational courses and workshops.
• Assist with assembling scientific documents, including large institutional grants, annual or occasional reports, grant-administration progress reports, and IND applications.
• Assist with retrieving and annotating clinical research-related data while following HIPAA-PHI and other confidential clinical data regulations.
• Assist with maintaining and updating the department website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level